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Ben Burtt

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Benjamin "Ben" Burtt, Jr. (born July 12, 1948) is an American sound designer for the films Star Wars (1977), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) and WALL-E (2008). He is also a film editor and director, screenwriter, and voice actor. He is most notable for creating many of the iconic sound effects heard in the Star Wars film franchise, including the "voice" of R2-D2, the lightsaber hum and the heavy-breathing sound of Darth Vader. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Burtt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Jul 12, 1948 In New York, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
20
First Appeared:
In the movie The Making of The Empire Strikes Back 1980-09-22
Latest Project:
Movie I Am Your Father 2015-10-05
Known For
Poster of I Am Your Father
Poster of Wings: Grandeur in the Sky
Poster of BURN·E
Poster of WALL·E
Filmography
Movie I Am Your Father Himself 2015-10-05
Movie And the Oscar Goes To... Self - Interviewee 2014-02-01
Movie Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of Self 2012-01-01
Movie Wings: Grandeur in the Sky Self 2012-01-24
Movie WALL·E WALL·E / M-O (voice) 2008-06-22
Movie BURN·E WALL·E / M-O (voice) (uncredited) 2008-11-17
Movie Fog City Mavericks Self 2007-10-24
Movie The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk Self 2007-09-02
Movie Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon Self 2006-11-14
Movie Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema Self 2005-09-13
Movie Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III Self 2005-11-01
Movie RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World' Himself 2005-10-22
Movie Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy Self - Sound Designer 2004-09-12
Movie When Star Wars Ruled the World Self 2004-09-18
Movie From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' Self 2002-11-12
Movie R2-D2: Beneath the Dome Self 2001-11-25
Movie Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace Naboo Courier (uncredited) 1999-05-19
Movie The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' Self 1996-10-01
Movie From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga Self 1983-12-03
Movie The Making of The Empire Strikes Back Self 1980-09-22
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